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04 Mar 2015 6:31:19am

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As an atheist, there is nothing to gain by "converting" to being a believer "just in case" because as an atheist I believe that there is no heaven and hell, I will not sit at God's right hand (nor even near his right little toe) after entering the Kingdom of heaven, because there is none. To convert to some form of religion as insurance of a pleasant afterlife if such a thing exists would be hypocritical. Having gone to a church-based school I can rest peacefully at night, secure in the school-time teachings that the Christian God is one of love and acceptance, of forgiveness, So I have nothing to lose by being an atheist.Getting back on topic, those "Climate Deniers", you know, those that don't believe that the rapid (apparent) increase in global temperatures is directly attributable to the release of huge volumes of Carbon Dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels by you and I, really have nothing to lose by sticking to their guns, because by the time the real climate changes impact (in say 50 years) most of them will already have ceased to be...So is Climate change a religion? No! It is not based on any beliefs, it is based on scientific principles of observation and hypothesis (with a lot of logical thinking). As has been mentioned time and time again on these discussions, 95% of climate scientists accept (NOT BELIEVE) that Global warming is a real, observable, explainable phenomena, caused by the burning of carbon-based fuels. The deniers do not accept the conclusions, putting forward their own interpretation of the data. Science is not a democracy, popularity of an idea does not make it the truth, however when the overwhelming observations all point to the same broad conclusion, then science in general must accept the new paradigm.I have an honours degree in Geology and Biology, studied Chemical Oceanography, chemical sedimentology , meteorology, glaciology, Hydrology and spherical astronomy, as well as a number of marine Biology and conservation-based subjects in my last undergraduate year and honours year, so i feel that I may have a slightly better grasp of some of the principles of environmental science than most people. It is happening, IT IS REAL, WE NEED ACTION NOW! It is all very well sitting around, making grandiose speeches, passing resolutions, but it is action that counts, not words, so i'll stop here.